Cockeye



(No Model.)

M. MGI. KILLINGER.

GOGKBYB.

140,446,870. Patented Feb. 24,1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MELROSS MCINTYRE KILLINGER, OF BATTLE CREEK, NEBRASKA.

COCKEYE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 446,870, dated February 24, 1891.

Application filed October 18, 1890. Serial No. 368,559. l(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MELRoss MCINTYRE KILLINGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Battle Creek, in the county of Madison and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and useful Cockeye, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to trace-cockeyes; and it consists of a simple attachment to the ordinary cockeyes whereby the fastening between the trace and whifletree is rendered secure and an accidental uncoupling of the same obviated, and which is hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the drawings, and speciiically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of an end of a Whitlietree and trace provided with my improved cockeye attached thereto. Fig. 2 i's an elevation ofthe cockeye. Fig. 3 is a detail of the clamp and sprlng.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a cockeye of ordinary construction provided with the eye a and the usual screw-bolt a', passing through the opposite arms a2 and a3, for attaching the cockeye to the trace. A clamp B is iirmly screwed on the neck of the cockeye between the eye and the arms a2 and a3 by the screw Z2 engaging the arms h and b2 of said clamp, thus providing for the tightening or removal of the clamp, as maybe desired. Clamp B is provided on the face opposite the arms h and b2 with a bed or socket b3, into which is soldered or otherwise suitably secured a spring C, extending across the eye a.

A central depression c is formed in the spring to more securely hold the cockeye in position on the end of the whiffletree, while the spring is extended beyond the end of the eye, as at c', to allow for an easy manipulation of the same. A trace D may be secured to the 'cockeye in any suitable manner.

E represents an ordinary whiftletree provided on its ends with the buttons e for connecting the trace thereto.

In attaching my device the spring C is depressed by the finger pressing down on the extension c and the cockeye slipped on thebutton e at the end of the whitiietree. Upon releasing the spring the same presses firmly up against the shank of the button, which fitting in the central depression of the spring renders the attachmentmore secure and less liable to derangement.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

l. In a cockeye, a spring secured diametrically across the eye and provided with a central depression being adapt-ed to engage the button of a whitlietree, substantially as described.

2. In a cockeye, a clamp secured on the neck of the same between the eye and traceattaching portion, and a spring rigidly secured to said clamp and passing diametrically across the eye, substantially as described.

3. In a cockeye, a removable clamp secured on the neck of the same between the eye and trace-attaching portion, and a spring provided with a central depression rigidly secured to said clamp and passing diametrically across the eye and partially around the button of a whiftletree, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MELROSS MCIN'IYRE KILLINGER.

Witnesses:

E. B. ALLEN, J. L. KNEsEL. 

